Last Mystery Reviews from 2022: The Lost, No Strangers Here #BookReview #Audiobook #2022AudiobookChallenge

The Lost (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery #3) by Jeffrey B. Burton, Matt Godfrey (Narrator)

Published June 28th 2022 by Minotaur Books, Vibrance Press

4 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Finishing The Series: DI Kim Stone – Deadly Cry (13), Twisted Lies (14), Stolen Ones (15) #BookReview #Audiobook @Bookouture

At the beginning of 2022, I set myself the goal of catching up on the DI Kim Stone series by Angela Marsons. I had been purchasing the audiobooks along the way with the plan of listening to them. I love Jan Cramer’s narration of this series. At the time, there were 15 published books in the series. Technically, I did catch up in the sense that I listened to everything that had been published prior to 2022 but, there were two more published in 2022. I will say that the crimes in this series are often quite grisly, so if you are squeamish, they might not be for you. I did not get all the reviews posted, but here are the last three I listened to, with the hope that I will listen to #16 and #17 before the end of January.

Finish a Series: Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo – Pray For Silence (#2), Her Last Breath (#5), The Dead Will Tell (#6), Disappeared (#12.5), Blood Moon (#13.5) #BookReview #Audiobook #2022AudiobookChallenge #FinishingTheSeries2022

The final series I finished for my Finish The Series Challenge was the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo. As you can see I had missed 3 of the full length novels along the way, and I also listened to the two most recent novellas. I enjoyed them all, but Pray for Silence was just a bit more gruesome than I had expected which resulted in a lower rating from me. I enjoy Kathleen McInerney’s narration of the audiobook and besides Pray for Silence I listened to all of these. If you enjoy crime thrillers, police procedurals or Amish Detective stories, I recommend this series.

Thriller Thursday: NonFiction Thriller Reviews – Empire of Ice and Stone, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth #ReadNonFicChal #BookReview #Audiobook #2022AudiobookChallenge

I haven’t read any thrillers this week, but I have been trying to get my Nonfiction books read and reviewed for the NonFiction 2022 Challenge. I read two books that I think fit the thriller category as they are full of gripping moments in the exploration of the Arctic (Empire of Ice and Stone) and space (An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth). I listened to both of these books and was gripped by each of them from start to finish.

Happy Holidays! Christmas Book Reviews: Christmas is for Children, Alfie the Christmas Cat, Just in Time for Christmas, It Happened One Christmas Eve #BookReview #Audiobook #20BooksForChristmas #2022AudiobookChallenge #BeatTheBacklist2022

Well, I did it. With still 14 days until the end of the month, I completed my 20 Books for Christmas 2022. Alfie the Christmas Cat was my 9th backlist book and 20th book on the original list. Of course, I didn’t stop at 20 and there are three more books reviewed her that are set at Christmas, making my total of Christmas stories since the beginning of October, 38. Will I make it to 40??

#FinishingTheSeries2022 – Wild River by Jennifer Snow: Novellas – An Alaskan Wedding, A Wild River Retreat, A Wild River Match & Wild Alaskan Hearts. Full Length – A Sweet Alaskan Fall & Stars Over Alaska

As per usual, I began reading this series partway through. As well, there were several short stories written between the full length books that I had not read. For the Finishing the Series challenge, I wanted to read all the short stories and the novels that I had missed along the way. This meant I wanted to read: An Alaskan Wedding #1.5, A Wild River Retreat #2.5, A Wild River Match #3.5 & Wild Alaskan Hearts #4.5 as well as Sweet Alaskan Fall #3 and Stars Over Alaska #4. I listened to the full length novels and read the short stories all over the last few weeks. I am glad I finished this series as I really enjoyed it. I’m not sure if it is finished or not, but I am caught up.

Thriller Thursday – Killing Mind, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six #BookReview #Audiobook @Bookouture @HarperAudio

Welcome to Thriller Thursday! Read on for my reviews of Killing Mind, a crime thriller featuring D.I. Kim Stone by Angela Marsons and a Psychological Thriller, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger. These are two authors that are among my auto-reads and although not their best books, both are enjoyable.

Mystery mini-reviews: A Place to Land, The Bullet That Missed, The Vanishing Type #BookReviews #Audiobook #2022AudiobookChallenge

A few mini-reviews of some mysteries I have read over the past few weeks. They are all different, but enjoyable. A Place to Land is an atmospheric, southern mystery dealing with family secrets, The Bullet That Missed is a group of seniors that solve cold cases, and The Vanishing Type is a Cozy Mystery with a bit of a magical realism. I listened all three on audio, and they were all very well done pulling me into the story even more with the narration.

Happy Holidays! More Christmas Book Mini-Reviews: Let It Snow, A Match Made at Christmas, A Highlander’s Holiday Wife #BookReview #Audiobook #20BooksForChristmas #2022AudiobookChallenge

I am continuing to enjoy Christmas stories and only have one more to read for my 20 Books for Christmas Challenge. Let It Snow by Sue Moorcroft is #19, while A Match Made For Christmas and The Highlander’s Holiday Wife make #14 and #15 on the extra list. I can’t believe I have read 34 Christmas stories since the beginning of October. These three are so different from each other, but all were enjoyable and I am glad I picked them up.